Spanish Grammar Test: Present Tense
Present Tense of Regular -AR Verbs
Instructions:Change the verb to the present tense to match the noun or pronoun.
Question: Yo hablar español.
Answer: hablo
Rules of Conjugation: First conjugation — AR Verbs
Following the example below, all regular AR verbs, of which hablar is an example, the -ar ending is dropped and to the remainder, habl, which is the stem, are attached the following endings which are shown in green.
hablar (to speak)
Present Tense Examples
The present tense in Spanish is used in the same way as the simple present tense in English, namely, to describe an action which goes on every day or in general.
Hablo un poco de francés.
I can speak a little French.
La chica de quien hablo se llama Isabel.
The girl of whom I am speaking is named Elizabeth.
¿Hablas francés?
Do you speak French?
Hablas como un político.
You talk like a politician.
¿De qué hablas?
What are you talking about?
¿Hablas algún idioma extranjero?
Do you speak any foreign languages?
¿Con quién hablas?
Who are you talking to?
¿Habla Ud. inglés?
Do you speak English?
¿Habla Ud. de mi amiga?
Are you talking about my friend?
El maestro siempre habla español en la clase.
The teacher always speaks Spanish in class.
Habla inglés con acento ruso.
He speaks English with a Russian accent.
Habla siempre cuando está dormido.
He always talks in his sleep.
Hablamos todos los días.
We speak every day.
Hablan muy bien de él.
They speak very highly of him.
